Aging is a nearly inescapable trait among organisms yet lifespan varies tremendously
across different species and spans several orders of magnitude in vertebrates alone. This …

Though totipotency and pluripotency are transient during early embryogenesis, they
establish the foundation for the development of all mammals. Studying these in vivo has …

Bats, rodents, and shrews are the most important animal sources of human infectious
diseases. However, the evolution and transmission of viruses among them remain largely …

Anthropogenic disturbances and the subsequent loss of biodiversity are altering species
abundances and communities. Since species vary in their pathogen competence, spatio …

Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are evolutionary remnants of retroviral infections in which
the viral genome became embedded as a dormant regulatory element within the host …

Sus scrofa domesticus (pig) has served as a superb large mammalian model for biomedical
studies because of its comparable physiology and organ size to humans. The derivation of …

Molecular studies in bats have led to the discovery of antiviral adaptations that may explain
how some bat species have evolved enhanced immune tolerance towards viruses …

Bats are among the most diverse mammalian species, representing over 20% of mammalian
diversity. The past two decades have witnessed a disproportionate spillover of viruses from …

Remnants of transposable elements (TEs) are widely expressed throughout mammalian
embryo development. Originally infesting our genomes as selfish elements and acting as a …

Mus minutoides is one of the smallest mammals worldwide; however, the regulatory
mechanisms underlying its dwarfism have not been examined. Therefore, we aimed to …